Oyo Kidnappings: Atiku’s Aide Pushes DSS To Grill Igboho On Abductors
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to summon Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Igboho to assist investigations into the alleged sponsors behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State. Ibe made the call on […]
Sunday Igboho Sends Warning Signal, Says He Will Unmask Politicians Linked To Abduction Attempt
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to expose politicians he claims are linked to the recent kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, warning that he will reveal their identities if the attacks persist. Igboho made the claim while addressing newly elected executives of the […]
Edo Traditional Ruler Cautions Against Creation Of Parallel Leadership In Ologbo
Lucky Obukohwo, ReportingThe Okao N’Oreguae overseeing Ologbo, Ehor, and Okhuoromi communities in Edo State, Chief Emma Iyase, has cautioned against efforts to establish a parallel traditional leadership structure in Ologbo. He specifically dismissed the purported installation of Pa Johnson Obubu Itoto as the Olare-Aja of the community, describing the action as unauthorized and inconsistent with […]
Baba-Ahmed Says Tinubu No Longer Has Control Over Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting National Leader of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticized President Bola Tinubu over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, accusing his administration of failing to effectively tackle the crisis. He warned that the country is slipping into a perilous period where no region or community is safe from the […]
Owo Church Attack: Ondo Governor Says Justice Has Finally Been Served
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has welcomed the conviction and death sentences handed down to four men found guilty of carrying out the massacre at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced the four men to death by hanging after finding them guilty on multiple […]
Oyo Assembly Rejects Calls for Ransom Talks as School Abduction Crisis Deepens
Lawmakers in Oyo State have rejected calls for negotiations with kidnappers following the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in the state’s Oriire Local Government Area. During a plenary session on Wednesday, the Oyo State House of Assembly urged security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue those still being held captive and restore security in […]
US Expands Counterterrorism Cooperation with Nigeria, Rubio Says
The United States has increased its counterterrorism cooperation with Nigeria, including joint military operations against Islamic State (IS) militants operating in the country, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Speaking before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington on Wednesday, Mr Rubio said the US and Nigerian security forces were working closely together […]